This ice cream parlor serves scoops of flavors like rakia, medlar, and poppy seed.

Extremely isolated Silk Road caravanserai in the middle of nowhere.

This Soviet-era athletic and recreation facility is the highest ice skating rink in the world.

Beatlemania is still going strong... at least in Kazakhstan.

This Soviet statue is based on a piece of propaganda that's been elevated to national myth.

In Kazakhstan, a colorful cathedral with many lives once survived the most powerful earthquake in the region.

Lonely minaret stump of a destroyed city.

A brilliant turquoise lake in the mountains.

A boulder carved into the shape of the cosmonaut's head.

This mysterious complex of abandoned yurts and fading murals was meant to be a center of science and spirituality in Kyrgyzstan.

The walls of this medieval church are covered with perfectly preserved frescos, including a pristine example of the Dance of Death.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

Where thousands of slaves passed through the "Door of No Return."

This series of rope-style bridges brings visitors into a jungle layer that is usually reserved for birds and monkeys.

Iconic pyramid from famed British architect Norman Foster designed to represent all of the world's religious faiths.

A modern tower, symbolizing the legend of a golden egg on top of the tree of life.

An entertainment center in a huge transparent tent.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.